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  2. Bengkulu language - Wikipedia

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    Bengkulu Malay or Bengkulu is a Malayic language spoken on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, around the city of Bengkulu, in the rest of the Indonesian province of Bengkulu and in the Pesisir Barat Regency ("west coast") of Lampung Province. It is more closely related to other Malay variants in Sumatra such as Col, Jambi Malay and Palembang ...

  3. Mukomuko language - Wikipedia

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    The Mukomuko language has two dialects, which are the northern dialect and the southern dialect. The northern dialect is spoken by speakers in the city of Mukomukoand its surrounding areas bordering West Sumatra, while the southern dialect is spoken in the southern part of Mukomuko regency bordering North Bengkulu regency.

  4. Rejang people - Wikipedia

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    Bengkulu is a variant of the Malay language with its own native speakers in Bengkulu Province. The Bengkulu language is known for sharing similarities with Minangkabau language and Palembang Malay. Linguist Richard McGinn suggests that the Rejang people originate from outside of Sumatra and migrated there for reason yet to be known.

  5. Kolintang - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Kolintang is a traditional Minahasan percussion instrument from North Sulawesi, Indonesia, consisting of wooden blades arranged in a row and mounted on a wooden tub. [1] Kolintang is usually played in ensemble music. Kolintang in the Minahasan community is used to accompany traditional ceremonies, dance, singing, and music.

  6. Bengkulu - Wikipedia

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    Bengkulu (Indonesian pronunciation: [bəŋˈkulu]), historically known as Bencoolen, is a province of Indonesia.It is located on the southwest coast of Sumatra.It was formed on 18 November 1968 by separating out the area of the historic Bencoolen Residency from the province of South Sumatra under Law No. 9 of 1967 and was finalized by Government Regulation No. 20 of 1968.

  7. Bengkulu languages - Wikipedia

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    The Bengkulu spoken by nearly 225,000 speakers throughout Indonesia, with main geograpical region concentrated around the region of Bengkulu in southwestern Sumatra. [3] Natively, it is spoken in the districts of South Kaur, Central Kaur, Gading Cempaka, Ipuh, Teluk Segara, and Muara Bangkahulu in Bengkulu City; the districts of Pelalo and Taba ...

  8. Enggano Island - Wikipedia

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    11.24/km 2 (29.11/sq mi) Enggano Island ( Pulau Enggano) is about 114 kilometres (71 miles) southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia, though it can also be considered a barrier island of Sumatra. Enggano (the name means "mistake" in Portuguese) is about 29 kilometres (18 miles) long ...

  9. Subdivisions of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Second level. Second level subdivisions of Indonesia is regency ( kabupaten) and city ( kota ). This subdivisions is a local level of government beneath the provincial level. However, they enjoy greater decentralisation of affairs than the provincial body, such as provision of public schools and public health facilities.